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Hector Norman Currie
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HECTOR & MYRTLE CURRIE
HAD 1 CHILD
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| Living Male |
1922 |
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| Military Service |
WW1 |
| Enlistment Date |
2nd February 1915 |
| Emarkment Date |
10th May 1915 |
| Ship |
HMAT A14 Euripides |
| War Service |
Hector volunteered to be one of the last to leave Gallipoli on evacuation, and helped fill the tins with water that would make the rifles fire so the Turkish Army would think the soliders were still in the trenches. |
| Fate |
Returned to Australia 21st March 1919 |
| Military Service |
WW2 |
| Enlistment Date |
11 July 1940 |
| Discharged |
12 August 1940 due to age 49 |
| Re-enlisted |
20 August 1940 at AMF Garrison Battalion serving until 24 Dec 1942 as an army camp guard at Point Lonsdale, Victoria. |
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| NAME |
Hector Norman CURRIE |
| FATHER |
Robert CURRIE |
| MOTHER |
Elizabeth CURRIE
(nee PEARSON) |
| BIRTH DATE |
23 December 1891 |
| BIRTH PLACE |
Katandra, Victoria, Australia |
| SIBLINGS |
William |
1870-1955 |
| Margaret |
1872-1939 |
| Jane |
1874-1902 |
| Thomas James |
1877-1923 |
| Samuel |
1879-1912 |
| Robert |
1882-1970 |
| George |
1884-1885 |
| John |
1885-1962 |
| Alexander Richard |
1888-1969 |
| Henry |
1889-1890 |
| Herbert |
1891-1978 |
| Elizabeth |
1895-1895
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| EDUCATION |
Katandra State School |
| OCCUPATION |
Assisting on the family farm when he was 12 at Katandra and assisting his brother Robert on his farm at Drumanure, Victoria.
Sargent World War 1.
Bayonet Instructor. (In England)
Farmer at Bunbartha in 1920
Gardener at Rawson's farm at Milbrunlong and other farms around 1932. Channel construction at Mulwala NSW.
Army Camp guard in World War 2 at Point Lonsdale, Victoria.
Helping his brother John on NSW farm and his nephew Robert at Matong. |
| MILITARY |
WW1- AIF, Service No.105
23rd Battalion A Company,
WW2- AIF Service No.VX42248, Private, O/C 15 I T Battalion
11 July 1940-12 August 1940
WW2 AIF, Service No. V5454 Corporal, 3 Garrison Battalion.
20 August 1940- 24 December 1942 |
| SPOUSE |
Myrtle Eliza FORD |
| MARRIAGE DATE |
20 October 1920 |
| MARRIAGE PLACE |
St Augustines Church,
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. |
| DIVORCE |
1932 |
| DEATH DATE |
16 August 1956 |
| DEATH PLACE |
Lockhart Hospital, NSW, Australia |
| BURIAL DATE |
00 August 1956 |
| BURIAL PLACE |
Lockhart Cemetery,
Section, Pbn A4,
Lockhart, N.S.W, Australia. |
| CAUSE OF DEATH |
Emphysema |
| KNOWN RESIDENCES |
Katandra, Victoria,
Australia |
1914-1919 |
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Tallygaroopna West,
Victoria, Australia
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1924-1931 |
Kirkwood Sunnyside
Lockhart, NSW,
Australia |
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Pine Vale,
French Park, NSW,
Australia |
1943-1954
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Family Memories
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Hector Norman CURRIE (aged 29), twin brother of Herbert, eleventh child of Robert CURRIE and Elizabeth CURRIE (nee PEARSON) married Myrtle Eliza FORD (aged 18) on 20th October 1920. John McDougal was best man and Ruby FORD (Myrtle's sister) was bridesmaid.
A very comprehensive account of the CURRIE family history (including Hector and Myrtle CURRIE) can be found in the book "Curries from Cumberland" published in Wagga Wagga NSW in 2010 by the Currie Family Book Committee. This book covers three brothers, Samuel born 1819, James (1821-1886) and William (1823-1848) born to Robert CURRIE and Sarah ELLIOTT, baptised at Distington Cumberland, England.
The book describes the Currie's life in Cumberland, their voyage to Australia and the acquistion of land in Victoria, Australia and includes many stories and photos.
For more details on the book "Curries from Cumberland" just send an email to info@fordsofkatandra.com" to be put in touch with the Currie Family Book Committee.
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